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The Next 10: 2009 Top Law Schools for Hispanic Students, 11-20

Sept. 10, 2009

Hispanic Business Media Staff

The Next 10: 2009 Top Law Schools for Hispanic Students, 11-20  

We present our 2009 Top Law Schools for Hispanic Students, numbers 11-20. For the top ten, please click here.

11. Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey School of Law
123 Washington St. Newark, NJ 07102
(973) 353-5554
Fax: (973) 353-3459
http://www.law.newark.rutgers.edu

Total graduate enrollment -- 587
Hispanic graduate enrollment -- 64
Percent Hispanic graduate enrollment -- 11%
Total J.D. degrees earned -- 180
J.D. degrees earned by Hispanics -- 26
Percent of J.D. degrees earned by Hispanics -- 14%
Full-time Law school faculty -- 50
Full-time Law school Hispanic faculty -- 5
Percent of Law school Hispanic faculty -- 10%

12. St. Mary's University School of Law
One Camino Santa Maria
San Antonio, TX 78228
(210) 436-3523
Fax: (210) 431-4202
http://www.stmarytx.edu

Total graduate enrollment -- 687
Hispanic graduate enrollment -- 170
Percent Hispanic graduate enrollment -- 25%
Total J.D. degrees earned -- 230
J.D. degrees earned by Hispanics -- 52
Percent of J.D. degrees earned by Hispanics -- 23%
Full-time Law school faculty -- 38
Full-time Law school Hispanic faculty -- 6
Percent of Law school Hispanic faculty -- 16%

13. (tie) Texas Tech University School of Law
1802 Hartford Ave.
Lubbock, TX 79409-0004
(806) 742-3990 ext. 273
Fax: (706) 742-4617
http://www.law.ttu.edu

Total graduate enrollment -- 647
Hispanic graduate enrollment -- 99
Percent Hispanic graduate enrollment -- 15%
Total J.D. degrees earned -- 208
J.D. degrees earned by Hispanics -- 21
Percent of J.D. degrees earned by Hispanics -- 10%
Full-time Law school faculty -- 37
Full-time Law school Hispanic faculty -- 3
Percent of Law school Hispanic faculty -- 8%

13.(tie) Florida International University
FIU College of Law
RDB 1055
Miami, FL 33199
(305) 348-8006
Fax: (305) 348-2965
www.fiu.edu

Law school enrollement -- 365
Hispanic enrollment -- 152
Percent Hispanic enrollment -- 41.6%
Total J.D. degrees earned -- 85
J.D. degrees earned by Hispanics -- 30
Percent of J.D. degrees earned by Hispanics -- 35.3%
Full-time faculty -- 35
Full-time Hispanic faculty -- 7
Percent of Hispanic faculty -- 20%

14. Stanford University, Stanford Law School
559 Nathan Abbott Way
Stanford, CA 94305
(650) 723-4985
Fax: (650) 723-0838
http://www.law.stanford.edu

Total graduate enrollment -- 539
Hispanic graduate enrollment -- 52
Percent Hispanic graduate enrollment -- 10%
Total J.D. degrees earned -- 176
J.D. degrees earned by Hispanics -- 17
Percent of J.D. degrees earned by Hispanics -- 10%
Full-time Law school faculty -- 49
Full-time Law school Hispanic faculty -- 3
Percent of Law school Hispanic faculty -- 6%

15. The George Washington University Law School
700 20th St., NW
Washington, DC 20052
(202) 994-7230
Fax: (202) 994-3597
http://www.gwu.edu

Total graduate enrollment -- 1398
Hispanic graduate enrollment -- 103
Percent Hispanic graduate enrollment -- 7%
Total J.D. degrees earned -- 459
J.D. degrees earned by Hispanics -- 35
Percent of J.D. degrees earned by Hispanics -- 8%
Full-time Law school faculty -- 96
Full-time Law school Hispanic faculty -- 3
Percent of Law school Hispanic faculty -- 3%

16. Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad Law Center
3305 College Ave. Davie, FL 33314-7721
(954) 262-6117
Fax: (954) 262-3844
http://www.nsulaw.nova.edu

Total graduate enrollment -- 829
Hispanic graduate enrollment -- 122
Percent Hispanic graduate enrollment -- 15%
Total J.D. degrees earned -- 219
J.D. degrees earned by Hispanics -- 24
Percent of J.D. degrees earned by Hispanics -- 11%
Full-time Law school faculty -- 62
Full-time Law school Hispanic faculty -- 5
Percent of Law school Hispanic faculty -- 8%

17. University Of Connecticut School Of Law
45 Elizabeth St. Hartford, CT 06105
(860) 570-5100
Fax: (860) 570-5153
http://www.law.uconn.edu

Total graduate enrollment -- 667
Hispanic graduate enrollment -- 40
Percent Hispanic graduate enrollment -- 6%
Total J.D. degrees earned -- 185
J.D. degrees earned by Hispanics -- 15
Percent of J.D. degrees earned by Hispanics -- 8%
Full-time Law school faculty -- 58
Full-time Law school Hispanic faculty -- 2
Percent of Law school Hispanic faculty -- 3%

18. Seton Hall University School Of Law
One Newark Center
Newark, NJ 07102-5210
(888) 415-7271
Fax: (973) 642-8747
http://www.law.shu.edu

Total graduate enrollment -- 368
Hispanic graduate enrollment -- 45
Percent Hispanic graduate enrollment -- 12%
Total J.D. degrees earned -- 259
J.D. degrees earned by Hispanics -- 11
Percent of J.D. degrees earned by Hispanics -- 4%
Full-time Law school faculty -- 70
Full-time Law school Hispanic faculty -- 3
Percent of Law school Hispanic faculty -- 4%

19. Thomas Jefferson School Of Law
2121 San Diego Ave. San Diego, CA 92110
(619) 297-9700 ext. 1600
Fax: (619) 294-4713
http://www.tjsl.edu

Total graduate enrollment -- 608
Hispanic graduate enrollment -- 66
Percent Hispanic graduate enrollment -- 11%
Total J.D. degrees earned -- 176
J.D. degrees earned by Hispanics -- 6
Percent of J.D. degrees earned by Hispanics -- 3%
Full-time Law school faculty -- 42
Full-time Law school Hispanic faculty -- 2
Percent of Law school Hispanic faculty -- 3%

20. University Of Wisconsin-Madison Law School
975 Bascom Mall
Madison, WI 53706
(608) 262-5914
Fax: (608) 263-3190
http://www.law.wisc.edu

Total graduate enrollment -- 811
Hispanic graduate enrollment -- 63
Percent Hispanic graduate enrollment -- 8%
Total J.D. degrees earned -- 292
J.D. degrees earned by Hispanics -- 18
Percent of J.D. degrees earned by Hispanics -- 6%
Full-time Law school faculty -- 69
Full-time Law school Hispanic faculty -- 2
Percent of Law school Hispanic faculty -- 3%


Source: HispanicBusiness.com (c) 2009. All rights reserved.

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